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Malcolm Brogdon’s blanketing of Cat Barber was the primary takeaway from Virginia’s victory over North Carolina State on Monday. Secondary was the Cavaliers’ hangover-free performance, just two days after a difficult-to-digest setback at Duke.

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Malcolm Brogdon’s blanketing of Cat Barber was the primary takeaway from Virginia’s victory over North Carolina State on Monday. Secondary was the Cavaliers’ hangover-free performance, just two days after a difficult-to-digest setback at Duke.
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Austin Nichols announced his transfer to Virginia on Sunday and in the process affirmed a strength of Tony Bennett’s program.
The Cavaliers were “my second choice coming out of high school,” Nichols told Memphis’ ESPN Radio affiliate, “and the comfort...

With six Final Fours and nine ACC tournament finals on his résumé, Karl Hess’ officiating chops are beyond reproach. But I never cared for his confrontational style, and it’s exactly that approach that led the conference to bench him.
Finally.
Don’t...

BLACKSBURG — For two halves running, Virginia Tech's basketball team had been smoked like a Smithfield ham or Montecristo cigar. There was the ruinous second period Tuesday at West Virginia and Saturday's lifeless first at home versus Syracuse. Combined...

Field hockey:
Emily Harting scored on a penalty stroke for Old Dominion, but the 17th-ranked Lady Monarchs’ five-game win streak ended with a 5-1 loss to No. 1 North Carolina.Harting’s goal five minutes before halftime gave ODU the lead. Emma Bozek had...

From New Year’s Day to season’s end, Virginia Tech’s basketball team went 1-17. During one particularly grim stretch, the Hokies lost four consecutive games by at least 20 points, each to an unranked opponent. A third straight last-place ACC finish was...

Former chairman John Walsh was elected as chairman of the Gloucester County Republican Committee for the 2014-16 term in an election held in March.
Walsh, an attorney, lives in Hayes.
Other members elected to the committee include: Teresa Altemus; David...

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced another induction class Monday, an occasion for both pride and puzzlement in our little corner of the world.Alonzo Mourning will be enshrined, and rightfully so. The Chesapeake native was a...

James Michael McAdoo’s decision last week to forgo his senior basketball season at North Carolina makes him the fourth Tar Heel from Boo Williams’ summer program to declare early for the NBA draft. Which led to an exercise that again illuminates the...

Virginia Tech isn’t the most attractive of the ACC’s three basketball coaching vacancies, but that hardly precludes the Hokies from landing not only a quality coach but also the best of the group.
Consider the spring of 2011, when the AC’s Miami, Georgia...

No one understands or relishes the link between Maryland basketball and the ACC like Gary Williams. He played for the Terps against Billy Cunningham and Bob Verga. He coached his alma mater against Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski.
While competing...

After Virginia finished yet another 10 minutes of dominance against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent March 1 in its monumental 75-56 win against Syracuse, Joe Harris couldn't believe the spoils of victory included cutting down the nets.
With...

Three years removed from a coaching career that should land him in the Hall of Fame, Gary Williams remains an astute observer of college basketball. Not surprisingly, Virginia has earned his admiration this season.
I spoke with Williams this morning...

Our family moved from the Jersey Shore to Baltimore in the summer of 1970. The following winter, an irresistible character began frequenting our television.
Lefty Driesell was equal parts coach, salesman and showman, and through sheer force of...

As Virginia and Virginia Tech prepare for their second clash this basketball season, as the Cavaliers chase an improbable NCAA tournament bid and the Hokies seek to rise from last place, now is the time to confront my demons.
Virginia fans who needled me...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — After getting hacked under the basket by 7-foot-1 Alex Len while dropping in a clutch layup with 30 seconds left Sunday at Maryland, and nailing an ensuing free throw to put Virginia up by 12 points, Justin Anderson could've been in...

When freshman Justin Anderson checks into Virginia's game Sunday at Maryland, there's a good chance he'll find out just how long the Terrapins' fans memories are.
In some ways, U.Va. (16-6, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) has former Maryland coach Gary...

Wood Selig hires coaches he knows and coaches who know his university and/or its region. That is his history as an athletic director, at not only Old Dominion but also Western Kentucky.
Since replacing department icon Jim Jarrett in 2010, Selig has hired...

Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver does not employ search firms and keeps his own counsel. So just because a colleague, commissioner or coach calls to recommend a job candidate doesn’t mean that man or woman rockets to the top of Weaver’s short...